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<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, May 28, 2015</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="Folklife Center Hosts Exhibit Featuring FSU Sesquicentennial - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/alumni-pride-athletics-did-you-know-fsu-front-page-student-life-then/folklife-center-hosts-exhibit"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/20150515_141939.jpg?itok=cyDecAI5" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/20150515_141939.jpg?itok=H6hR07C3" width="300" height="169" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In celebration of Fairmont State University’s Sesquicentennial, the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center has created an exhibit titled “On a Hill by a Dream,” which features FSU history, traditions and lore.</p>
<p>The title for the exhibition was taken from a poem by Louise McNeill, West Virginia’s former Poet Laureate who taught history at Fairmont State. The following quote is from her “Chestnut Orchard” (“Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore”):</p>
<p>“Back through the years beyond time and space,<br />
On a hill—by a dream—we will find that place.”</p>
<p>The exhibit is now open and will be on display through the fall. The best time to view the exhibit is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Folklife Center at (304) 367-4403.</p>
<p>Founded in 1865 as the state’s first private normal school in West Virginia, FSU celebrates its Sesquicentennial in 2015. Commemorative events throughout the year are planned, culminating in the dedication of a time capsule during Homecoming 2015.</p>
<p>“The Folklife Center is proud to celebrate the past 150 years of history, traditions and culture of this great University through a special exhibit,” said Dr. Judy P. Byers, Executive Director of the Folklife Center.</p>
<p>Jessica Linger and Chris Dykes, students in the FSU Museum Studies: Exhibit Design and Construction class; guest faculty member Patricia Musick; and Dr. Marian Hollinger, retired faculty member from the School of Fine Arts and long-time curator of the Brooks Gallery on campus, developed and curated the exhibit, along with Byers.</p>
<p>“Because the exhibition is in the Folklife Center, although it is for the Sesquicentennial which is primarily historic, we wanted to emphasize the folklore of Fairmont State University. We have a map showing symbols that represent oral lore, material lore and customary lore; those are the three types of folklore. Throughout the exhibition, visitors can see icons that identify artifacts which are material lore; stories which are oral lore; and customary lore such as painting the Victory Bell,” Musick said.</p>
<p>The icons were selected to represent Fairmont State’s different historic mascots. The customary lore icon is a falcon for Freddie the Fighting Falcon, which hatched in 1947; the material lore icon is spectacles to represent the Fighting Teacher, which was the mascot from 1940 to 1947; and the oral lore icon is a daisy, which was the first school symbol.</p>
<p>Students, alumni, employees and community members were invited to submit FSU artifacts that they would be willing to loan as part of the historic display.</p>
<p>“A number of people got back to us, and we were delighted to use many of the objects that were offered. A number of Mound yearbooks came to us that way and an incredible quilt made from old band uniforms,” Musick said.</p>
<p>“We wanted to create an environment and an atmosphere for the different time periods and also artifacts that could tell a story. Exhibit Design and Construction is the final course for the Museum Studies minor. One of the aspects of museums is that you have artifacts from which you tell stories. We were delighted to collect as many artifacts as we could.”</p>
<p>Dykes built a stand for the Fairmont State Teachers College historic marker, which greets visitors who view the exhibit. Student Jacey Mitchell created a video showing changes to the Locust Avenue campus over the years. Linger played a major role in designing the exhibit and visitor experience and selecting photos and artifacts to be included.</p>
<p>“Our goals changed a lot from the beginning as the project evolved. Mostly I looked through the images and picked ones that were visually interesting but also related to a historical time that would be interesting. Telling the stories of the old buildings I thought was really cool,” Linger said.</p>
<p>Another artifact that Linger said she found compelling was a list of rules for freshmen from 1967.</p>
<p>“The list of rules inspired us in the beginning and ended up being the very last thing I put up for the exhibit. It illustrates how freshmen life used to be. Everyone who reads it says, ‘That’s just ridiculous.’ It’s just so different, so strict. I think it’s really funny,” Linger said.</p>
<p>The exhibit includes dresses and clothing from the Masquers Historical Costume Collection curated by Dr. Beth Newcome of Pierpont Community &amp; Technical College.</p>
<p>Visitors will view athletics artifacts such as the 1967 football national championship team photo, football and trophy and baseball uniforms. There are also a few ghost stories, and a plaque made from a very special tree.</p>
<p>When Fairmont State Normal School was located on the Second Street block of Fairmont Avenue, a Native American burial mound was the center of campus. Typical of mounds of the Hopewell culture, it was 35 feet long, 20 feet wide and 8 feet high and was built between 1 and 500 AD. This is why the yearbook first published in 1908 was named the MOUND. On June 12, 1929, the Alumni Association dedicated a “mini mound” on the new Locust Avenue campus, as a remembrance of the Fairmont Avenue mound. A small surface portion of the original mound and a seedling from its tree were brought to the east end of the Locust Avenue campus. The mound is marked with a bronze plaque placed by the 1938 Fairmont State Teachers College Summer School. Dr. Donald Trisel and Dennis Mitchell of the FSU College of Science and Technology created a special plaque from the tree that stood on the campus “mini mound” until 2013.</p>
<p>“From the One Room Schoolhouse on campus we have used an 1895 diploma, typewriter and early schoolbooks to set up a feeling of the kind of artifacts teachers would have in their classrooms because Fairmont State was a normal school preparing teachers to teach children,” Musick said.</p>
<p>Of course, the exhibit features the evolution of the Folklife Center from a dairy barn to what it is today, along with the work of Dr. Ruth Ann Musick, Fairmont State’s library namesake and the primary female folklore scholar to preserve and perpetuate the cultural heritage of West Virginia. Dr. Ruth Ann Musick did this mainly through the recording of supernatural legends. The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklore Center celebrates and perpetuates Dr. Ruth Ann Musick’s life work. Dr. Ruth Ann Musick taught at Fairmont State for many years and lived in the Folklife Center when it was Colonial Apartments. Pat Musick is the niece of Dr. Ruth Ann Musick, and Pat’s father, Archie, created the artwork for his sister Ruth Ann’s books.</p>
<p>The Design and Construction class would like to extend sincere and special thanks to all who helped bring the exhibition into being: Tiffany Martin, Christy Thompson, McKenzie Baskerville, Dena Charkandy, Jacey Mitchell, Stephanie Blizzard, Jess McIntyre, Katelyn Beckett, Dr. Gary Winn, Lawson Van Dine, Dr. Beth Newcome, Amy Pellegrin, JoAnn Lough, Charley Hively, Connor Haberland, Dr. Judy P. Byers, Porter Stiles, Clark Riley, Dalene Horner and the FSU Athletics Department, Bobbi Mohrman, Dr. Gerald Bacza, Lisa Knutti, Vijay Raol, Dr. Donald Moroose, Ray and Mary Jo Rutherford, Rocco Muriale, Dr. Donald Trisel, Dr. Tia Como, Carol Wilburn and the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center Archives.</p>
<p>The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center, located on the shared main campus of Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community &amp; Technical College, is dedicated to the identification, preservation and perpetuation of our region’s rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances and publications. For more information about the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center, visit <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife/">www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>About the photo:</strong></p>
<p>Pictured from left to right are Jessica Linger and Pat Musick.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, February 26, 2015</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="Books on Irish Folklore Donated to FSU in Memory of Holly White - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-alumni-pride-global-connections/books-irish-folklore-donated-fsu-memory-holly-white"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/Memorial%20book%20donation%20at%20Folklife%20email%20sized%20DSC_5401.jpg?itok=cFYp2SC0" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/Memorial%20book%20donation%20at%20Folklife%20email%20sized%20DSC_5401.jpg?itok=TzbZbnbY" width="300" height="200" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A collection of books on Irish folklore has been donated to the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center in memory of Fairmont State University alumna Holly White.</p>
<p>Rev. Richard Bowyer and his wife, Faith; Rev. Maria Wiblin of the Wesley Foundation; Chris Morgan of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc.; Dr. Judy P. Byers, Director of the Folklife Center; Stephanie Blizzard, a Pierpont Community &amp; Technical College student, and Jess McIntyre, an FSU student, who are studying Folk Literature; and Jessica Linger, a Pierpont student studying Museum Studies, gathered on Monday, Feb. 9, to dedicate the donation on behalf of Gary Crooks and his wife, Sandra, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p>
<p>Students and visiting researchers at the Folklife Center will now be able to use the books in the Holly White Collection to study Irish folklore and its connection with Appalachia: “Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance &amp; Folklore” by Alfred Nutt; “Ulster Folklore” by Elizabeth Andrews; “Legacy: The Scots Irish in America” by Allister John McReynolds; “True Irish Ghost Stories, Haunted Houses, Banshees, Poltergeists, and Other Supernatural Phenomena” compiled by St. John D. Seymour and Harry L. Neligan; “Irish Ghost Stories” with stories by W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu and others; “A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore: Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry” edited by W.B. Yeats; “Cuchulain of Muirthemne” by Lady Gregory; “A Treasury of Irish Folklore: The Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom, Ballads, and Songs of the Irish People” edited by Padraic Colum; and “Myth, Legend, and Romance: An Irish Encyclopedia of the Irish Folk Tradition” by Dr. Daithi O hOgain.</p>
<p>“Irish studies are so close to the Scots Irish lineage in Appalachia. These books will be very valuable to us at the Folklife Center. Some of these books are hard to find in America. This small and mighty collection adds to the Folklife Center’s mission of looking at the variety of cultures that helped to develop central Appalachia,” Byers said.</p>
<p>Bowyer, who has many connections in Northern Ireland reaching back 20 years, helped the Folklife Center arrange a two-week intensive “Roads to Appalachia” study tour in Belfast in July 2012. Holly White was one of the participating students.</p>
<p>“Holly was so impressed and moved by the work of the East Belfast Mission that she asked me to help her explore the possibility of doing an internship there,” Bowyer said.</p>
<p>He connected her with Rev. Dr. Gary Mason, the Mission superintendent, and Gary Crooks, lay leader of the congregation at the Mission. Mason, Crooks, Dr. Johnson McMaster and their spouses visited FSU for a week in 2013. Gary and Sandra Crooks met White and offered to be her “parents away from home” if it worked out for her to come to Belfast for a year.</p>
<p>White of Mathias, W.Va., graduated magna cum laude from Fairmont State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary and Comprehensive Education and a minor in Folklore Studies in December 2013. She was still considering the possibility of work with the mission in Northern Ireland. She passed away on April 27, 2014, after a sudden illness.</p>
<p>“The staff of Fairmont will agree that Holly was a real encouragement and blessing to them as they watched her grow and blossom into, not just an excellent student, but a young lady to whom they can point as an example for all students to follow,” Crooks wrote in a statement that Bowyers read at the gathering. “We knew her for such a short time, but she truly touched our hearts.”</p>
<p>Each of the books in the donated collection bears the inscription: “Presented to the West Virginia Folklife Center in Memory of Our Friend Holly White, Gary and Sandra Crooks, 2014.”</p>
<p>White, the daughter of Gerald and Jennifer White of Mathias, was an active member of the FSU community, including the English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, the Honors Program and the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center. The Folklife Center held a memorial service for White in 2014 and planted an American holly bush in her memory in the Celtic Garden located on the hill above the facility.</p>
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<p><strong>About the photo:</strong></p>
<p>Pictured from left to right are Rev. Maria Wiblin, Stephanie Blizzard, Jess McIntyre, Dr. Judy P. Byers holding a photo of Holly White, Rev. Richard Bowyer, Jessica Linger and Chris Morgan.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/frank-and-jane-gabor-west-virginia-folklife-center">Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/rev-richard-bowyer">Rev. Richard Bowyer</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/rev-maria-wiblin">Rev. Maria Wiblin</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/dr-judy-p-byers-0">Dr. Judy P. Byers</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/fairmont-state-foundation">Fairmont State Foundation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/chris-morgan">Chris Morgan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/holly-white">Holly White</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/jessica-linger">Jessica Linger</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/stephanie-blizzard">Stephanie Blizzard</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/jess-mcintyre">Jess McIntyre</a></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:51:46 +0000apellegrin9884 at https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunowFSU Students Participate in 2014 Appalachian Teaching Projecthttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-fsu-front-page-student-life/fsu-students-participate-2014-appalachian-teaching-project
<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, December 04, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="FSU Students Participate in 2014 Appalachian Teaching Project - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-fsu-front-page-student-life/fsu-students-participate-2014-appalachian-teaching-project"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/DSC_0047%20%282%29.JPG?itok=-Dd2WfT9" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/DSC_0047%20%282%29.JPG?itok=sRqmgn8H" width="300" height="199" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A team of Fairmont State University students has been awarded a $4,000 grant from the ARC as part of the 2014 Appalachian Teaching Project.</p>
<p>The funds will be used to assist with the purchase of materials and travel to attend the annual research presentations on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6, in Washington, D.C. The following students are participating as part of the FSU team: Tiffany Martin of Fairmont, an Education graduate student; Amanda Madello of Falling Waters, an Architecture major; Caitlin Norwish of Eglon, an Architecture major; Stephanie Shaffer of Grafton, a History major and Folklore Studies minor; Christy Thompson of Barrackville, an Accounting major and Folklore Studies minor; and Leah Yoho of Cameron, an English major and Folklore Studies minor.</p>
<p>The project, “Food Immigrants: From Commercial Success to Heritage Tourism,” is conducted through the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center. The students’ faculty mentor is Dr. Judy P. Byers, Director of the Folklife Center and Abelina Suarez Professor, Senior Level, Professor of Folklore Studies. The ARC has designated Byers as an ARC Appalachian Teaching Fellow for the 2014-2015 academic year.</p>
<p>“Faculty who participate in this project provide the leadership to engage students at a level that goes far beyond a typical classroom experience. We value their effort, their dedication, and their commitment to sustainability of the Appalachian region,” said Earl F. Gohl, Federal Co-Chair of the ARC.</p>
<p>The students are exploring whether traditional historical foods from Southern Italy that became commercial economic successes in North Central West Virginia can be the basis for a model to promote cultural heritage tourism for community sustainability.</p>
<p>Students will trace the history of selected Italian food heritages from their origin in Southern Italy to their immigrant arrival in North Central West Virginia in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century. In the summer of 2014, three of the students traveled with the Folklife Center’s Roads to Appalachia through Southern Italy travel/study abroad program. Students will also research how these foods have been used as successful economic endeavors and will formulate a model of how historic awareness, economic success, and more specific understandings can be used for incorporating traditional food ways (along with value added concepts, such as family recipes and history, visual images that tell individual and family stories [early photographs] and celebrations attached to food) in a more creative and educational application for regional festivals, businesses, and programs promoting cultural heritage tourism.</p>
<p>The students selected the following as community partners for their project, and have been meeting with them to assist with their research:</p>
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West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, Clarksburg</li>
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Three Rivers Festival, Fairmont</li>
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Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival, Fairmont</li>
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Oliverio’s, Clarksburg</li>
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Country Club Bakery, Fairmont</li>
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Muriale’s Italian Restaurant, Fairmont</li>
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Julio’s Restaurant, Clarksburg</li>
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Colasessano’s Restaurant, Fairmont</li>
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Tutti Gallotto Café, Morgantown</li>
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Minard’s Family Restaurant, Clarksburg</li>
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Rosalyn Queen Alonso, consultant,</li>
</ul><p>Led by the Consortium of Appalachian Centers and Institutes, a coalition of 16 Appalachian Studies organizations in higher education, the Appalachian Teaching Project supports student research and strengthens leadership skills. The initiative offers students a unique opportunity to conduct active community research and present their findings to an audience of their peers and ARC administrators and staff. For more information about the ATP, visit <a href="http://www.etsu.edu/cass/projects">www.etsu.edu/cass/projects</a>.</p>
<p>The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University is dedicated to the identification, preservation and perpetuation of our region’s rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances and publications. For more information about the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center, visit <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife/">www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife</a>.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Monday, September 29, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="Civil War History Books Donated to Folklife Center in Honor of Alumnus - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/alumni-pride-falcons-give-back-then/civil-war-history-books-donated-folklife-center-honor-alumnus"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/Civil%20War%20photography%20Book%20Donation%20email.jpg?itok=NEQSAGam" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/Civil%20War%20photography%20Book%20Donation%20email.jpg?itok=iH5ommBM" width="300" height="240" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A local family has donated a first edition set of Civil War history books to Fairmont State University and the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center in honor of Norman L. Kronjaeger.</p>
<p>Through the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., Laura Kronjaeger Baker of Fairmont and Sherry Kronjaeger Hickman of Cornelius, N.C., presented “The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes” to Dr. Judy P. Byers, Executive Director of the Folklife Center, and Tammy Whitacre, Director of Development for the Foundation, on Friday, Sept. 12.</p>
<p>“We are proud to receive these volumes that will become part of the Fidura Special Collections Library and will be preserved here at the Folklife Center as a resource for students and visiting scholars,” Byers said. “This very touching tribute from Sherry and Laura for their father illustrates the importance of collecting, preserving and sharing your family history.”</p>
<p>Published in 1911, the donated books originally belonged to their father, Norman L. Kronjaeger, and had been handed down to him by his uncle, Thomas Hayes. Many generations of Kronjaeger’s family have served in the military. The books are a Semi-Centennial Memorial published by The Review of Reviews Company with Francis Trevelyan Miller as editor-in-chief and contain many photos of the Civil War.</p>
<p>“My father has been a huge influence in the greater Fairmont area through his passion for change, commitment to education and dedication to supporting local government,” Hickman said. “Our decision to donate these historical books is yet another example of his desire to make our community a better place, as visitors, students and scholars will learn from our community’s history.”</p>
<p>Baker and Hickman said donating the books to the University is of great significance to their family because Kronjaeger attended Fairmont State and taught surveying classes on campus.</p>
<p>“My father earned his Regents Bachelor of Arts degree here at Fairmont State and talked me into getting my Regents degree,” Baker said. “He has made a very big impact on a lot of people. I’m sure he’s talked a lot of people into getting their Regents degree because he has been a big supporter of that program since it was first available at Fairmont State.”</p>
<p>The Marion County Commission recognized Sept. 10, 2014, as Norman L. Kronjaeger Day for his services to Marion County and the City of Fairmont.</p>
<p>Born in Wheeling and raised by his father, Davis Kronjaeger, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1959 to 1962 and is active in the Honor Guard for Military Funerals. Kronjaeger moved from Coraopolis, Pa., to Fairmont in 1963 after attending West Virginia University and Fairmont State, where he received a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. He became a licensed land surveyor in 1986 and taught surveying at Fairmont State.</p>
<p>Kronjaeger worked for the City of Fairmont, the Marion County Commission and assisted with the revision of the county tax maps and precinct maps with the Assessor’s Office. He has served on various boards and with many local companies in the capacity of surveyor. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, he worked with K and R Engineering in Fairmont. He and his wife Tina reside in Fairmont.</p>
<p>The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is dedicated to the identification, preservation and perpetuation of our region’s rich cultural heritage through academic studies; education programs, festivals and performances; and publications. The Folklife Center is part of the Fairmont State University College of Liberal Arts. For more information about the Folklife Center, visit <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife">www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife</a> or call (304) 367-4403.</p>
<p>For more information about the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., visit <a href="http://www.fsufoundation.org">www.fsufoundation.org</a> or call (304) 534-8786.</p>
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<p>Pictured in the Fidura Special Collections Library of the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center from left to right are Laura Kronjaeger Baker of Fairmont, Sherry Kronjaeger Hickman of Cornelius, N.C., Tammy Whitacre of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., and Dr. Judy P. Byers, Executive Director of the Folklife Center.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/folklife%20team.jpg?itok=Lif8yidt" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/folklife%20team.jpg?itok=9oUIPvPU" width="300" height="156" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A team of Fairmont State University students traveled to Washington, D.C., in December 2013 to present their tourism research as part of the 2013 ARC Appalachian Teaching Project. Their project focused on “Coal and Its Story: Development of a 21<sup>st</sup> Century Coal Community.”</p>
<p>The project explored whether the identification and promotion of North Central West Virginia Coal Heritage sites could provide economic stimulus within communities of North Central West Virginia by utilizing 21<sup>st</sup> century technologies to accent heritage tourism.</p>
<p>The project was conducted through the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center. The students’ faculty mentors are Dr. Judy P. Byers, Director, and Noel W. Tenney, Cultural Specialist. The ARC designated Byers and Tenney as ARC Appalachian Teaching Fellows for the 2013-2014 academic year. FSU also received a $4,000 grant to assist with the purchase of materials and travel used for the presentation.</p>
<p>“This is the sixth year our proposal has been accepted and awarded the grant,” Byers said.</p>
<p>The FSU team -- the only team from West Virginia selected to present on the national level -- was comprised of undergraduate students Susan Carleton, Mike Barber, Christy Collins, Joanna Ross, Jaimie Turner and graduate student D. Jane Gilchrist. The students participated in a nine-month, intensive short course, local presentations and research to prepare for the Appalachian Teaching Project.</p>
<p>Their project centered on educating community partners to the potential of using social media tools (crowdsourcing) as a means of getting travelers to specific sites (wayfinding) and the value of these tools to enhance their individual missions, economic development and sustainability needs and to develop a greater awareness of the historical context of the region.</p>
<p>FSU students partnered with the Northern Appalachian Coal Mining Heritage Association (NACMHA), the Marion County Historical Society and the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Marion County. </p>
<p>“The support of our community partners was key to the success of our project. We hope that the information we gathered will be used to help promote the area and improve the traffic within the region,” Gilchrist said.</p>
<p>The students worked collaboratively with the community partners in focus groups; prepared and conducted a survey and interviews relating to tourism, technology usage and coal heritage; collected oral history; researched suggestions and made recommendations regarding development and implementation of a crowdsourcing strategy; conducted research into the development of a cohesive crowdsourcing plan for Marion County; created and monitored crowdsourcing tools (such as TripAdvisor and Yelp) for the community partners; utilized research in labeling community resources and designating their relationship to coal heritage for the incorporation in the future development of a Northern West Virginia Coal Heritage Trail; completed a review of literature and prepared an annotated bibliography of materials accessed; and used a multi-media approach to present suggestions to the community partners.</p>
<p>The team members will showcase their research findings with a tabletop display and multi-media presentation at the annual meeting of the CVB of Marion County in February 2014. They also will present a poster session at the annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Marshall University in Huntington in March 2014 and will present the research outcomes at the Celebration of Undergraduate Research at FSU in April 2014.</p>
<p>The purpose of the Appalachian Teaching Project is to provide college students the opportunity to engage in research projects that address endemic challenges facing Appalachian communities. Led by the Consortium of Appalachian Centers and Institutes, a coalition of Appalachian-studies organizations throughout the region, the program includes coursework and active student research on ways to build sustainable communities in Appalachia. This year’s conference included presentations from students representing colleges and universities in 11 Appalachian states and their constituent community. This participation strengthens critical leadership skills and engages young people as active participants in their communities.</p>
<p>“We are honored that Fairmont State University values this initiative, which offers students a unique opportunity to conduct active community research and present their findings to an audience of their peers and ARC administrators and staff,” said Earl F. Gohl, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.</p>
<p>For more information about the Appalachian Teaching Project, visit <a href="http://www.etsu.edu/cass/projects">www.etsu.edu/cass/projects</a>. For more information about the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center, click <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife/">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Pictured from left to right in the front row are D. Jane Gilchrist, Jaimie Turner, Christy Collins, Noel W. Tenney, Joanna Ross, Dr. Judy P. Byers and ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl F. Gohl.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/Italy.jpg?itok=YHtRFUo0" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/Italy.jpg?itok=5_rsNGUP" width="260" height="194" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the main campus of Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community &amp; Technical College is sponsoring a study and travel abroad program in the summer of 2013 called Roads to Appalachia through the Mezzogiorno, the land of “the midday sun” between the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas.</p>
<p>In collaboration with the Calabria-West Virginia Heritage Association, the study-travel excursion, planned for June 20 through July 3, 2014, will explore the regions of Campania, Calabria and Sicily in Southern Italy. Arrangements are made by National Travel of West Virginia. The experience will focus on the unique similarities between Appalachia and Southern Italy’s heritage. Participation is open to the public.</p>
<p>“Many Italian West Virginians can trace their cultural roots through ancestors who were part of the massive migration of labor force needed to fuel the Industrial Revolution in America at the beginning of the 20<sup>th</sup> century,” said Dr. Judy P. Byers, Director of the Folklife Center.</p>
<p>“As outlined in the itinerary, travelers will experience the contrasts of regional landscapes, architecture, works of art and folklore, as well as exploring famous cities, visiting small villages and forests, eating wonderful food, seeing historical monuments and buildings and meeting artisans. At the heart of our journey are two special excursions. The first is the annual festival in honor of San Giovanni (Feast Day – June 24) in the hill town that bears his name. The second is a visitation and recruiting program to the University of Calabria, in Rende, which has a student exchange program with Fairmont State University.”</p>
<p>Those who enroll in the Fairmont State course FOLK 3350 Special Projects: Roads to Appalachia Study-Travel Abroad will receive three hours of college credit. The course will be offered in the spring 2014 semester on Thursday evenings.</p>
<p>A number of travel scholarships for FSU students are available. Students will be selected for the scholarships through a competitive application process.</p>
<p>“Taking part in this course and study-travel experience would be a wonderful fit for Fairmont State students interested in exploring the Italian language and culture. This would be a great way to check out what it would be like to study abroad University of Calabria in Italy,” Byers said.</p>
<p>Before the trip, special sessions and presentations will be scheduled for the participants to receive background information on the places to be visited. Selected readings will be housed at the Folklife Center and its Fidura Special Collections Library.</p>
<p>Byers and Noel W. Tenney, Cultural Specialist for the Folklife Center, will lead and host the journey. An initial deposit of $450 for those planning to participate in the study tour is due on Oct. 15. To view an itinerary and detailed cost information and to obtain an application for the trip and a student scholarship application, visit <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife">www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife</a>.</p>
<p>For more information, contact the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at (304) 367-4403 or <a href="mailto:wvfolklife@fairmontstate.edu">wvfolklife@fairmontstate.edu</a>.</p>
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<p>A Grand Opening Celebration is planned for the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community &amp; Technical College. As part of a week of events planned for Homecoming 2011, the Grand Opening Celebration will take place at 3 p.m. at the Folklife Center, which is located near the Squibb Wilson Boulevard entrance to the main campus.</p>
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<p>Guests can sample traditional, old-time cookies, wassail and hot chocolate in the hospitality tent. Enjoy folk music selections, tour the Center and listen to an exhibit gallery talk in The Great Room of Cultures on the second floor. The Great Room of Cultures will be featured, showcasing the potential of the permanent exhibit, “A People Upon the Land.” A gallery talk will salute the first exhibit panel, “The Story of Coal.”</p>
<p>“The Grand Opening is really a ‘kick off’ of a year of celebration and events at the Foklife Center. Our Homecoming 2011 theme, ‘Let Your Dreams Become Your Reality,’ is perfect, for our dream of a folklife center has become a reality and a resource gift to our students, community and region,” said Dr. Judy P. Byers, Director of the Folklife Center.</p>
<p>The Folklife Center will be open to the public for an Open House during the weekend of Homecoming 2011. The Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.</p>
<p>As part of the celebration on Oct. 27, J. Davitt McAteer will be honored with the B.B. Maurer Folklife Scholar Award. The Traditions Salute Award will be presented to the Historic German Swiss Village of Helvetia, West Virginia.</p>
<p>The B.B. Maurer Folklife Scholar Award annually honors a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the preservation and perpetuation of our Appalachian cultural heritage. The award is named for Dr. B.B. Maurer (1920-2003), considered the “Father of Cultural Studies in West Virginia.” McAteer is an attorney, educator and author internationally recognized as an expert on mine health and safety issues in West Virginia and across the nation. McAteer will be available for book signings of his book, “Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.”</p>
<p>McAteer worked with consumer and environmental advocate Ralph Nader to enact the landmark 1969 Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Acts. During the 1970s, he led the safety and health programs of the United Mine Workers and founded the Occupational Safety and Health Law Center. He was Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health at the United States Department of Labor under President Bill Clinton, the Acting Solicitor for the Department of Labor and an advisor to the recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. As personal counsel for the State of West Virginia, he conducted independent investigations into the causes of mining disasters at Sago and Aracoma Alma No.1 which resulted in the passage of the 2006 U.S. Miners Act . In December 2007, he published “Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster” (West Virginia University Press) to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the worst industrial accident in United States history. The text was awarded the 2008 Bronze Prize for history in the Independent Publishers Book Awards.</p>
<p>The Traditions Salute Award annually honors a person or group that has demonstrated a passion and commitment toward the enhancement of West Virginia folk culture through education and public resources. The Historic German Swiss Village of Helvetia is a small village in the hills of Randolph County dedicated to maintaining its German Swiss traditions, food and folk ways. Helvetia Village gifts will be on sale at the event.</p>
<p>A group of FSU students representing the Folklife Center in the 2011 Appalachian Teaching Project Grant, sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission, have been analyzing the cultural and economic sustainability of the Helvetia Historic Village concept. Besides visiting Helvetia as part of their study, the students also journeyed to parts of Germany and Switzerland during the 2011 summer term to study the community’s origins through “The Roads to Appalachia Study Abroad Program,” directed by the Folklife Center.</p>
<p>Helvetia began in 1869 when a group of Swiss- and German-speaking immigrants calling themselves the <em>Gruetli Verein </em> settled in a mountain valley that they named “Helvetia,” in memory of their homeland, The Confederation of Helvetica (Switzerland), because many of them had originated from the Aargau Region. In addition to farmers and herdsmen, many craftsmen and professionals were among the settlers: stonemasons; carpenters; painters; wagon, shoe, watch, hat and cheese makers; musicians; teachers; ministers; and doctors. The community continued to thrive and even weathered The Great Depression to become a group of modern day folks who value education and a love for cultural heritage. In 1978, the Helvetia Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. </p>
<p>Many community organizations have kept the village life alive through traditional activities and events. Most festivities are annual celebrations, such as Fasnacht, The Helvetia Ramp Supper, Swiss National Holiday, Go Tell It On the Mountain Gospel Weekend, Helvetia Community Fair and Helvetia Day. The Star Band, which was one of the original organizations, still exists and has changed forms from a marching band to a dance band. The Folk Dance group that was formed in 1938 has evolved into a folklore group of singers, dancers, fanenschwengers (flag swingers), alphorn players and yodelers. Present businesses, such as The Hutte’ Restaurant, The Helvetia Shepherds, The Gift Shop and The Honey Shop have evolved over the many years into tourist oriented enterprises. The Helvetia Restoration and Development Archives Organization is growing into a Historical Society, providing a repository of Helvetia photographs and history and maintaining the Museum in one of the original cabins.</p>
<p>The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is dedicated to the identification, preservation and perpetuation of our region’s rich cultural heritage through academic studies; educational programs, festivals and performances; and publications.</p>
<p>A generous gift from Frank and Jane Gabor was applied to the adaptive reuse of the historic properties on the west side of campus, formerly known as The Colonial Apartments (c. 1941) and The Kennedy Barn site (c. 1903) on the original location of the Michael Kennedy Dairy Farm.</p>
<p>To RSVP, please contact Beth Martin at (304) 367-4009.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/frank-and-jane-gabor-west-virginia-folklife-center">Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/dr-judy-p-byers-0">Dr. Judy P. Byers</a></div></div></div>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:38:43 +0000apellegrin9069 at https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow